Lyonnesse

American  

[lahy-uh-nes] / ˌlaɪ əˈnɛs /

noun

1. Arthurian Legend. the mythical region where Sir Tristram was born, located near Cornwall in SW England and supposed to have been submerged by the sea.

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Lyonnesse British  

/ ˌlaɪəˈnɛs /

noun

1. (in Arthurian legend) the mythical birthplace of Sir Tristram, situated in SW England and believed to have been submerged by the sea

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Example Sentences

Baroni had gained his point, and was ushered into the fine chambers set apart for the future Duke of Lyonnesse.

From Under Two Flags by Ouida

They drove the traitors back until they came at length to Lyonnesse by the sea.

From King Arthur and His Knights by Enright, Walter J.

Did you ever hear tell that there are sunken cities all the way between here and Land's End, the sunken cities of Lyonnesse?

From Miranda of the Balcony A Story by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodle)

So all day long the noise of battle roll'd     Among the mountains by the winter sea;     Until King Arthur's Table, man by man,     Had fall'n in Lyonnesse about their lord,     King Arthur.

From English Literature for Boys and Girls by Marshall, H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth)

But what perhaps catches the imagination most sharply at that "raw edge" is the tradition of the Land of Lyonnesse, lying between here and the Scilly Isles.

From Cornwall by Mitton, G. E. (Geraldine Edith)